Nephthytis is a genus of five species of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to tropical western and west-central Africa, ranging from Guinea to the Republic of the Congo.[1][2][3]
They are herbaceous plants growing from a rhizome. The leaves are evergreen, light and dark green, 15–35 cm long, and are usually arrowhead-shaped, with three lobes. The leaf shape can vary depending on the age of the plant.
Some species are popular houseplants. If so, they must be kept away from any pets, as they are poisonous. When grown indoors as a decorative houseplant, it needs frequent watering to keep the soil moist. It prefers temperatures that are comfortable to humans, as with most plants. It functions well as a hanging or terrarium plant. The most common of its problems is root rot and can be avoided by providing adequate drainage. This can also be caused by allowing the plant to sit in water. As for other problems, scale insects can also affect it. If this happens, scrape them off and isolate the plant. For this kind of problem, pesticides and sprays do not always work as the shell of the insect protects it. If this becomes a severe problem, you will have to get rid of the plant. Also if this happens, make sure it is moved away from any other surrounding plants because the bugs could infect them as well. Other than that, this plant is very easy to take care of and thus, it is good for beginners. Propagation of Nephthytis is fairly easy as well. It can be propagated by layering and from cuttings.
Certain Nephthytis species are poisonous to cats and dogs. Symptoms are oral irritation and vomiting.
Syngonium podophyllumedit
An unrelated American species, Syngonium podophyllum, commonly grown as a houseplant, was originally confused with the similar-looking Nephthytis. It still retains Nephthytis as a common name, though it was given its own genus in 1879.
^Govaerts, R. & Frodin, D.G. (2002). World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae (and Acoraceae): 1-560. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
^Hay, Alistair, Bogner, Josef, & Boyce, Peter Charles. 1994. Nephthytis Schott (Araceae) in Borneo: a new species and a new generic record for Malesia. Novon 4:365-368.
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nephthytis, plant, with, common, name, syngonium, podophyllum, genus, five, species, flowering, plants, family, araceae, native, tropical, western, west, central, africa, ranging, from, guinea, republic, congo, swainei, scientific, classification, kingdom, pla. For the plant with the common name Nephthytis see Syngonium podophyllum Nephthytis is a genus of five species of flowering plants in the family Araceae native to tropical western and west central Africa ranging from Guinea to the Republic of the Congo 1 2 3 Nephthytis Nephthytis swainei Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Order Alismatales Family Araceae Subfamily Aroideae Tribe Nephthytideae Genus NephthytisSchott 1857 Synonyms 1 Oligogynium Engl They are herbaceous plants growing from a rhizome The leaves are evergreen light and dark green 15 35 cm long and are usually arrowhead shaped with three lobes The leaf shape can vary depending on the age of the plant Contents 1 Cultivation 1 1 Syngonium podophyllum 2 Species 2 1 Formerly placed here 3 References 4 External linksCultivation editSome species are popular houseplants If so they must be kept away from any pets as they are poisonous When grown indoors as a decorative houseplant it needs frequent watering to keep the soil moist It prefers temperatures that are comfortable to humans as with most plants It functions well as a hanging or terrarium plant The most common of its problems is root rot and can be avoided by providing adequate drainage This can also be caused by allowing the plant to sit in water As for other problems scale insects can also affect it If this happens scrape them off and isolate the plant For this kind of problem pesticides and sprays do not always work as the shell of the insect protects it If this becomes a severe problem you will have to get rid of the plant Also if this happens make sure it is moved away from any other surrounding plants because the bugs could infect them as well Other than that this plant is very easy to take care of and thus it is good for beginners Propagation of Nephthytis is fairly easy as well It can be propagated by layering and from cuttings Certain Nephthytis species are poisonous to cats and dogs Symptoms are oral irritation and vomiting Syngonium podophyllum edit An unrelated American species Syngonium podophyllum commonly grown as a houseplant was originally confused with the similar looking Nephthytis It still retains Nephthytis as a common name though it was given its own genus in 1879 Species editFive species are accepted 1 Nephthytis afzelii Schott West Africa from Congo Brazzaville to Sierra Leone Nephthytis hallaei Bogner Gabon Nephthytis mayombensis de Namur amp Bogner Congo Brazzaville Nephthytis poissonii Engl N E Br Congo Brazzaville Gulf of Guinea Islands Gabon Cameroon Nigeria Nephthytis swainei Bogner Ivory Coast Ghana Congo Brazzaville Gabon Cameroon Formerly placed here edit Boycea bintuluensis A Hay Bogner amp P C Boyce A Hay as Nephthytis bintuluensis A Hay Bogner amp P C Boyce References edit a b c Nephthytis Schott Plants of the World Online Retrieved 9 May 2024 Govaerts R amp Frodin D G 2002 World Checklist and Bibliography of Araceae and Acoraceae 1 560 The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Hay Alistair Bogner Josef amp Boyce Peter Charles 1994 Nephthytis Schott Araceae in Borneo a new species and a new generic record for Malesia Novon 4 365 368 External links edit nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Nephthytis nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nephthytis International Aroid Society search Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nephthytis amp oldid 1223140716, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
